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DNR, Camden issue ‘stay’ on decision

Coming up on a deadline for the coastal consistency of Spaceport Camden, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Camden County Board of Commissioners have signed a stay agreement that extends the decision into early July.

FAA releases spaceport EIS

After spending nearly 10 years and $10 million, Camden County now has a final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed commercial spaceport it hopes to develop at the east end of Harrietts Bluff.

Students tackles projects during summer program

Keeliyah Roberts went first, pumping air into the two-liter bottle that she’d fashioned into a pink rocket with a nose and fins and a payload of water.

Authorities issues drug warning

After responding to eight drug overdoses on June 18, law enforcement officials put out warnings about illegal drugs mixed with fentanyl over the weekend. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the CDC.

Plane crash claims two lives

Julia Roberts and Scott J. Bryan Three days after her husband, flight instructor David Cuttino, died in a plane crash with his student pilot, Alexis “Lexi” George, his widow took solace in a friend’s message. “A friend of ours made a nice comment,” Marion Cuttino said Monday evening.

A new home on the horizon

Taylor Tyson bubbled with excitement as she watched volunteers begin piecing together her house on Friday. It was surreal. The single mom who lives in a dilapidated house with her mom and son could be in her own home by the end of the year, thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Camden County.

Coalition hosts Juneteenth event

Juneteenth may be a holiday you’ve never heard about or only in recent years as protests over police brutality against Black Americans — such as the death of George Floyd in 2020 — sparked interest in the day.

Herron shares coaching tips at banquet

Just like a football team, employees in local workplaces need good coaching and successful examples to follow, said Camden County head football coach Jeff Herron during the annual chamber banquet, At an event where the Camden County Chamber of Commerce recognizes its most valuable players, Herron...

JDA approves Project Charge

Officials in Georgia announced last week that Plug Power, a leading provider of clean hydrogen and zero-emission fuel cell solutions, is planning to build a manufacturing facility in Camden County.

Councilman pushes for land sale

St. Marys councilman Jim Goodman announced Monday that he intends to ask council at a future meeting to consider selling the Gilman dockhouse property. The purchase has long been controversial with many saying that the city would at least be receiving property tax payments if it were privately held.